{"product_id":"genocide-howard-ball-9781598844887","title":"Genocide: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book presents the background and history of genocide, the key issues associated with this worldwide crime, and the problems inherent in preventing its occurrence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), legally defining the crime of genocide for the first time. Amazingly, the United States did not ratify this international agreement until nearly 40 years later, when President Reagan finally signed the genocide convention bill. Attempts to enforce international law against genocide did not begin until the 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenocide: A Reference Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e examines the antecedents of the term \"genocide\" in the mid-19th century and explains the current challenges of preventing or even stopping genocide, including the nation-state system and principles of state sovereignty. The author documents how crimes of genocide have continued unchecked, and asserts that a collective commitment to humanitarian intervention is the only way to address this ongoing problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Ball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598844881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598844887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 137","brand":"Howard Ball","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48449778385151,"sku":"9781598844887","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9fe537c-e964-43b9-ae9b-d263ed37e069.jpg?v=1777264868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/genocide-howard-ball-9781598844887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}